Devotions for Faith and Prayer

Slow Down and Be of Service

Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet.—Luke 8:47 (NIV)

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Release Your Resentment

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.—Proverbs 15:18 (ESV)

In His Care

Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.—Psalm 69:16 (NLT)

Seek God’s Counsel

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.—James 1:5 (NLT)

Stay Focused

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.—1 John 5:14 (NIV)

Before He Made the World

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.—Ephesians 1:4 (NLT)

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Fullness of Joy

Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.—Psalm 103:1 (NIV)

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.—Colossians 3:1–2 (NIV)

When You Feel Stuck

This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again.—Jeremiah 29:10 (NLT)